The effect of stage of perennial ryegrass maturity at harvesting, fermentation characteristics and concentrate supplementation, on the quality and intake of grass silage by beef cattle

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-267

  Dawson, L E R ^a   Kirkland, R M ^a   Ferris, C P ^a   Steen, R W J ^a,b,c   Kilpatrick, D J ^b,c   Gordon, F J ^a,b,c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Maxgrass'; Beef cattle; Silage digestibility; Silage fermentation; Silage intake

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CLIPPING; FORAGE; HARVESTING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0036764228     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2002.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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